What Does Dfars Stand for?

The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is administered by the Department of Defense (DoD).

What does it mean to be Dfars compliant?

DFARS Qualifying Countries

The term DFARS compliant refers to materials (metal or otherwise) that come from domestic or NATO sources. However, there are countries included in DFARS that are not members of NATO.

Who must comply with Dfars?

Companies In Scope of DFARS

In practice, this means that direct contractors, as well as their subcontractors and suppliers, must meet the requirements under the regulation. In 2018, the DOD spent over $364 billion USD on contracts, meaning thousands of companies are or have been subject to DFARS requirements.

Alexander Ross

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